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was only a question of which one was stronger. He had tested thousands of
souls in his life. He tested souls every time he interviewed someone for a
job.

“OK, $5 an hour.”
Suddenly there was a silence from inside me. Something had changed.
The offer was too big and had gotten ridiculous. Not too many grownups in
1956 made more than $5 an hour. The temptation disappeared, and a calm
set in. Slowly I turned to my left to look at Mike. He looked back at me.
The part of my soul that was weak and needy was silenced. The part of me
that had no price took over. There was a calm and a certainty about money

that entered my brain and my soul. I knew Mike had gotten to that point
also.
“Good,” rich dad said softly. “Most people have a price. And they have
a price because of human emotions named fear and greed. First, the fear of
being without money motivates us to work hard, and then once we get that
paycheck, greed or desire starts us thinking about all the wonderful things

money can buy. The pattern is then set.”
“What pattern?” I asked.
“The pattern of get up, go to work, pay bills, get up, go to work, pay
bills... Their lives are then run forever by two emotions, fear and greed.
Offer them more money, and they continue the cycle by also increasing
their spending. This is what I call the Rat Race.”
“There is another way?” Mike asked.

“Yes,” said rich dad slowly. “But only a few people find it.”
“And what is that way?” Mike asked.
“That's what I hope you boys will find out as you work and study with
me. That is why I took away all forms of pay.”
“Any hints?” Mike asked. “We're kind of tired of working hard,
especially for nothing.”

“Well, the first step is telling the truth,” said rich dad.
“We haven't been lying.” I said.
“I did not say you were lying. I said to tell the truth,” rich dad came
back.
“The truth about what?” I asked.
“How you're feeling,” rich dad said. “You don't have to say it to anyone
else. Just yourself.”